Journal-box.



No. 882,487; PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908. A. 0. BUOKIUS, JR.

JOURNAL BOX. nrmouxon rum) NOV.16, 1900.

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a. o. @Sudmgii No. 882,487. PATENTED MAR. 17. 1908. A. 0. BUGKIUS, Jn.JOURNAL Box. APP-fiIOATIQI FILED NOV. 16. 1906.

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ALBERT O. BL'CRIUS, .llt, Ul t'llltAtlt). ilililNUlS. ASSIHNUR 'lt)'llllrl N. ltJ-NAL MAlililinl lrli (ASTINGS COMPANY. til LliYl lLANl),()lllt), A tUltltlltA'llON til tlillt).

J'OURNALBOX.

Application filed November 16, 1906.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 1'7, 1908.

Serial No. 343,706.

{ tion ol thc lid thc hingopiccc rotates, but it Jr.,.ot' (hit-ago, (oohcounty, lllinois, have 1 cncy to wcar.

invented a new and useful Journal-Box. of which the following is a full,clear, and cxncl description, reference being had to thc accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, in whichl igure l is afront elevation of a box showing the lid in a closed position. l ig. .2is a similar view showing the lid opcncd. is a side elevation: Fig. '-tis a partial vcrtical section on the line [V lY ol Fig. l a horizontalsection on the linc ol Fig. .l and Fig. 6 is a partial top plan \"iew.

The purpose of my invention is to pro idc a journal box i'or railwaycars which will open edgewise, that is to say in the plane of thc lid,and shall be without any of the disad\ 'antages of instability andtendency to wcar which heretofore have characterized the lids oi suchboxes.

in the drawings, 2 represents the journalbox and 3 is the lid. 'lhis lidhas lugs .t which are pivotally connected by a bolt 5 to lugs t5,forming part of a rotary hinge-piece 7 connected by a pivot bolt 8 to aprojection or lug 9 on the box. The spring it) bears l'rocly at one endupon the middle ol the lid and at its other end is clamped by the headol the bolt 8 against the hinge-piece 7, the nut 11 by which the bolt issecured being on the inner side of the projccticm 9. 'lhc hinge-piecehas a flat bearing upon the taco of this projection and is designed toturn thereon without tippingl The tension of the spring it) not onlyforces the lid against the seat on the box, but also presses the l'iinge-piece 7 iirmly against its seat on the projection 9.

To open the lid the operator grasps the hand-piece 12 and pulls the lidoutwardly, thus causing it to turn upon the axis of the bolt 5-, and todraw away from its seat on the box. This outward motion of the lid isproferably limited in its extent by stops 13 on the lugs t which areadapted to engage corresponding stops 14 on the lugs t3. .llaving thusdrawn the lid outward from its seat on the box, the operator lifts itedgewisc on the axis of the bolt 8, thus moving it into the openposition shown in Fig. 2, and this motion may, if desired, be limited bythe stop 15 on the hinge piece which engages a stop 16 on the.projection 9. During this cdgewise m0- does not tip, lor it is hcldcloscly to its seat by the spring ltl, and therefore has no tendlnclosing the lid thc operator moves it in thc rcvcrsc direction on theaxis of bolt 8,

until it comes into closed position, at which timc stops 17 on the inncrsidc oi the lid cease Fig. 2; 1

to bcar on thc cdgc ol' the box and the lid is l'orccd inwardly againstthe box by the tension of thc spring.

'io prcvcnt a too l'ar downward motion of thc lid in closing, l prcl'crto provide it with an cdgc llaugc l.\ which cngagcs the top of the boxwhcn the lid is closed. 'lhc stops l7 lit within thc box whcn the lid isin acloscd position and prcvcnt thc lid l'rom being jarrcd opcn, tor thelid must lirst be drawn outwardly on the axis ol tlnbolt 5, before itcan bc. movcd into open position.

Within the scope of my invcntion the parts may bc modilicd in variousways, and the pivot bolt 8 may it dcsircd be applied to thc top or thcbottom ol' thc box opcning, instcad ol' locnt ing' it at the side asshown in the drawing. 'lhodctails ol' construction may also bc modilicdin many ways, since What l claim lSZ--- l. A journal-lm'x, a bingopiece, and an cdgcwisc mornblc lid pivotally connected to thchingc-piccc, said hingc-picce being pivo't'cd to turn in the directionof cdgcwise motion ol the lid.

3. A journal-box, a hingc piccc. an edgewise movablc lid piyotallyconnected to the hingc-piccc, said hingc-piccc being pivoted to turn inthc dircction ol' cdgcwisc motion of the lid, and a s n'ing which bcarsupon the lid.

3. A journaldmx, a hingc piccc, an edge- Wise movable lid pivotallyconnected to the hingc-piccc, said hinge-piccc being pivoted to turn inthe direction ol' cdgcwisc motion ol' the lid, and a spring which bearsupon the lid, said spring being attached to thc hinge-piece.

l. A journal-box, a hinge piccc, an cdgcwise movable lid pivotallyconnected to the hinge-piece, a pivot-bolt on which said hingc piece ispivoted to turn in the direction of edgewisc motion of the lid, and a.spring which bears upon thc lid, and is held by the pivot-bolt.

5. A journal-box, a hinge piece, an edgewise movable lid pivotallyconnected to the hinge-piece, said hinge-piece being pivoted to turn inthe direction of edgewise motion of the lid, and a stop by which thepivotal motion of the lid on the hinge-piece is limited.

6. A journal box, an edgewise movable lid pivoted to the box at oneside, said lid fitting fiat against the outer end of the box and havinga flange at its up er edge to engage the top of the box when 0 osed andalso havinga sto arranged to fit within the box; substantia ly asdescribed.

7. A journal box, an elgewise movable lid having a fiat bearing on theouter face of the box and provided with a stop on the inner face of thelid extending within the box when the lid is closed to prevent edgewisemovement of the lid, anda flat spring arranged to bear against the outerface of the lid.

A journal-box, an edgewise movable lid, and a rotary hinge-piecepivotally mounted on the box and having a close bearing against thesame, said lid being hinged to the hingepiece and a spring for the lid.

. 9. A journal box, an edgewise movable lid, and a rotary hinge-piecejournaled on the box, said box having a stop by which the motion of thehinge-piece on the box is limited.

10. An edgewise swinging journal box lid, and two hinges therefor, theaxes of which are at right angles to one another, one of the hingesbeing a spring hinge.

11. The combination of a journal box, a main hinge on the box, asupplemental spring hinge upon the main hinge with its axis atsubstantially right angles to that of the main hinge, and a lid carriedby the spring hinge.

12. The combination of a "ournal box, a main hinge on the box, asupplemental hinge upon the main hinge with its axis at substantiallyright angles to that of the main hinge, and a lid carried by thesupplemental hinge,

, the main hinge being pivoted to turn in the direction of edgewisemovement of the lid.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT O. BUOKIUS, JR.

Witnesses:

T. H. ROBINSON, E. 0. BROWN.

